Five more bodies found after Morocco migrant shipwreck 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe bodies of five more Moroccans were recovered Monday after their inflatable boat headed for Spain sank off Casablanca, raising the death toll to at least 12, local officials said. Seven bodies were found hours after the migrant boat sank in the Atlantic on Saturday and three other Moroccans pulled out of the water unconscious were hospitalised. Since January, more than 15,000 migrants have reached Spain by sea, according to Spanish authorities. The European Union committed 140 million euros ($155 million) in 2018 towards managing migration from Morocco.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 30, 2019 18:45 UTC